[OpenIndiana-discuss] pkg update fails

[Predrag Zečević]

Many thanks Till!

On 5/16/23 15:18, Till Wegmüller wrote:
> Hi all
> 
> The problem is, we keep fixing it in new spots. The last time this 
> occured was a couple of python versions ago. Now it seems they again 
> found a way to trigger this edge case.
> 
> We can forcefully set LANG when calling python but that variable can 
> leak into the program at anytime from your ENV. Thus in general Please 
> use a UTF-8 locale. Any UTF-8 locale will do. C.UTF-8 for root is 
> preffered wince we always test with that but any UTF-8 locale will do.
> 
> If you have an application or user that needs a non UTF-8 locale try to 
> limit the override as close to just the application as possible.
> 
> We tried to fight upstream python on this before but it's a Cat and 
> mouse game and we are loosing that. As long as pkg is written in python 
> this kind of error will keep happening with non UTF-8 locales.
> 
> I know this is not the good answer but it's what we can do given the 
> circumstances. No other OS is fighting python on the UTF-8 issue anymore.
> 
> Hope this clarifies situation.
> In short. Try to limit the usage of non UTF-8 locales to non IPS related 
> informations.
> 
> -Till
> 
> On 15.05.23 22:40, Tim Mooney via openindiana-discuss wrote:
>> In regard to: Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] pkg update fails, Predrag 
>> Zečević...:
>>
>>> But, why suddenly that is required? I never had to do it...
>>>
>>> Will that be fixed in near future?
>>
>> I remember a thread about a very similar issue, and I found it:
>>
>>      Subject: pkg update is failing
>>      Date: Sept 4, 2019
>>
>> Predrag posted in that thread (as did I).  At the time, it was 
>> suggested that
>> any of the UTF8 locales would be enough.
>>
>> Tim
> 
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